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āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ: āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ
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āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ: āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

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āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ: āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž - āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āύāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻšāĻŋāϟ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ‚āϕ⧇ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻŋāϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻāχ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĻ⧈āύāĻŋāĻ• āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϗ⧁āρāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāφāĻĒ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŦāĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āχ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇: āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āϜāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋āϤ⧇ āφāχāϏ⧋āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻžāχāϞ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ (91%+) āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ 2-3 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāύ, āϜāĻŋāĻĒāϞāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧇ āϛ⧋āϟ āϛ⧋āϟ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ, āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϗ⧁āρāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāĻ—āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻžāύ⧁āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύāĨ¤ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤


āϕ⧇āύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ?

āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ:

  • āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž 24 āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āϜāϞ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ
  • āĻ›āĻžāρāϚ āϰāϜāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāφāĻĒ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
  • āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŽ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ
  • āĻĻā§‚āώāĻŋāϤ āϜāϞ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŖāĻž āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ

āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ:

  • āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (āϰāϜāύ āĻĻāĻžāĻ— āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ)
  • āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϟ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāφāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāϕ⧇ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇)
  • āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻŖ (āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāϞ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāϞ)
  • āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϰāϕ⧋āϞ⧇āϟāϰ āĻĢāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāύ

āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ:

  • āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāφāĻĒ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ
  • āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻĻāĻžāĻ— āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻŦāĻ‚ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇


āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ

āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš:

  • āφāχāϏ⧋āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻžāχāϞ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ (91% āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ - 99% āφāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ)
  • āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āϞāĻŦāĻŖ (āϕ⧋āĻļāĻžāϰ, āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āϞāĻŦāĻŖ, āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāϞāĻž āϞāĻŦāĻŖ)
  • Hot water
  • āϜāĻŋāĻĒāϞāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ— (āϛ⧋āϟ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻž āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ)
  • āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§‹āϤāϞ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ

āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•:

  • āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻ— āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻ•
  • āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ (āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ/āϞāĻŦāϪ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ)
  • āϤ⧁āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ

āϞāĻŦāϪ⧇āϰ āϧāϰāύ āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇:

  • āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻļ⧇āϰ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ (āϏ⧇āϰāĻž)
  • Sea salt
  • Rock salt
  • Epsom salt

āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž - it's too fine and dissolves too quickly.


āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ (āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ)

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 1: āϏāĻŦāĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āϏāϰāĻžāύ:

  • Bowl
  • Downstem
  • āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ›āĻžāχ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
  • āĻĒāĻžāϰāϕ⧋āϞ⧇āϟāϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ)

Why: Each piece needs individual attention. Cleaning assembled traps residue in joints.

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 2: āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āϜāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύ

āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖ (āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āύāϝāĻŧ) āϜāϞ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ:

  • āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āφāϞāĻ—āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāφāĻĒāϕ⧇ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āϤāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇

Tip: For heavy buildup, let warm water sit in bong for 5 minutes first.

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 3: āĻŦāĻ‚-āĻ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ:

1. āφāχāϏ⧋āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻžāχāϞ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž - āĻĻāĻžāĻ—āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ

2 āĻ… 2-3 āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

3. āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āϘāώāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤ⧁āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ (āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦā§€āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž)

āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ:

  • āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦāĻ‚: 1/2 āĻ•āĻžāĻĒ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ, 2 āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ
  • āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ‚: 1 āĻ•āĻžāĻĒ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ, 3 āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ
  • āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻ‚: 1.5+ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ, 4+ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 4: āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāύ

āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻš āĻŦāĻ‚āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ:

1. āĻĒāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

2. āφāϙ⧁āϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤāϟāĻŋ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

3. 2-3 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāύ

4. āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āϰāϜāύ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦā§€āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇

āĻ•āĻžāρāĻĒāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ:

  • āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ
  • āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāρāϕ⧁āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋ
  • āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āϠ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāύ
  • āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻžāĻ—āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 5: āϛ⧋āϟ āϛ⧋āϟ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ (āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽ)

āϜāĻŋāĻĒāϞāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ:

1. āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧇ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ

2 āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāϏ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

3. āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧇ 1 āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

4. 1-2 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāύ

5. āĻāĻ•āϗ⧁āρāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ 30+ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ

āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧁āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ:

āĻ¸ā§āϞāĻŋāϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāύ - āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 6: āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āĻāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāύ/āϭ⧇āϜāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāĻ•āϗ⧁āρāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāϗ⧇āϰ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ:

  • āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ: Perfect for downstems and small holes
  • āĻŦā§‹āϤāϞ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ: Great for main chambers
  • āϤ⧁āϞāĻž swabs: For joint connections and tight spots
  • āϟ⧁āĻĨāĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ: For percolator arms

āĻĒāĻžāϰāϕ⧋āϞ⧇āϟāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ - shake solution directly through perc holes.

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 7: āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻžāύ⧁āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύ

āĻāχ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ:

1. āĻ•āĻŽāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ 2 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āϜāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύ

2 . āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āύ⧇āχ

3. āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϜāϞ āĻāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāύ

4. āϚāϞāĻŽāĻžāύ āϜāϞ⧇āϰ āύ⧀āĻšā§‡ āϛ⧋āϟ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻž āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύ

āϕ⧇āύ āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻžāύ⧁āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ:

  • āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āĻ­āϝāĻŧāĻžāύāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
  • āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ⧇āϰ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ•
  • āϞāĻŦāϪ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āϏ⧇āĻļāύāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 8: āĻļ⧁āĻ•āύ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

1. āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϜāϞ āĻā§‡āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύ

2. āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏāϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ (āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āĻœā§‡āϰ āϤ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ)

3. Reassemble when dry

4. Add fresh water before use


Cleaning Different Bong Types

Glass Bongs

  • Most tolerant of cleaning methods
  • Can use high-concentration alcohol
  • Salt abrasion won't scratch
  • Best results with standard alcohol/salt method

Silicone Bongs

Do:

  • Use warm soapy water
  • Freeze then shake out residue
  • Use silicone-safe cleaners

Don't:

  • Use alcohol (degrades silicone over time)
  • Use abrasive scrubbers
  • Apply high heat

Acrylic Bongs

Do:

  • Use warm water and dish soap
  • Use commercial acrylic-safe cleaner
  • Soak in hot (not boiling) water

Don't:

  • Use alcohol (causes clouding/cracking)
  • Use harsh abrasives
  • Expose to extreme temperatures


Quick Clean vs Deep Clean

Daily Quick Clean (2 minutes)

After each session:

1. Empty old water immediately

2. Rinse with warm water

3. Shake to dislodge loose residue

4. Add fresh water

5. Quick wipe of mouthpiece

Prevents major buildup and keeps bong functional.

Weekly Deep Clean (15-20 minutes)

If using daily:

1. Full alcohol/salt method

2. Clean all pieces separately

3. Scrub problem areas

4. Thorough rinse

Maintains optimal performance and prevents health issues.

Monthly Intensive Clean

For heavy users:

1. Extended soaking (1+ hours)

2. Multiple shake sessions

3. Detailed scrubbing of percolators

4. Inspection for permanent staining


Cleaning Percolators

Percolators trap residue in hard-to-reach areas.

General approach:

1. Fill bong with cleaning solution above perc level

2. Cover holes and shake - solution moves through perc

3. Let soak longer (1+ hour for stubborn buildup)

4. Use thin pipe cleaners for accessible areas

5. Repeat shake cycles as needed

By perc type:

  • Tree percs: Most difficult. Multiple arms trap residue. Extended soaking essential.
  • Honeycomb percs: Tiny holes clog. Shake solution directly through holes.
  • Showerhead percs: Easier to clean. Solution flows through naturally.
  • Inline percs: Usually accessible. Pipe cleaners work well.


Commercial Bong Cleaners

When to use:

  • Alternative to alcohol/salt
  • For silicone or acrylic pieces
  • When alcohol unavailable
  • For extra-stubborn buildup

Popular options:

  • Formula 420
  • Grunge Off
  • Randy's Black Label
  • Orange Chronic

Pros: Designed for purpose, some are reusable

Cons: More expensive than alcohol/salt


How Often to Clean

Usage LevelQuick RinseDeep Clean
DailyAfter each sessionWeekly
Several times/weekEvery sessionEvery 2 weeks
OccasionalAfter each useMonthly

Signs you need to clean NOW:

  • Visible residue buildup
  • Water is cloudy/discolored
  • Stale or off taste
  • Restricted airflow
  • Foul smell


Preventing Buildup

Change water frequently:

  • Fresh water every session (ideal)
  • At minimum, don't let water sit 24+ hours

Use ash catchers:

  • Catches debris before main chamber
  • Much easier to clean than whole bong
  • Significantly reduces main bong cleaning

Don't overfill bowls:

  • Less debris enters bong
  • Cleaner burning

Quick rinse after use:

  • 30 seconds of rinsing prevents buildup
  • Much easier than removing dried resin


Troubleshooting

Problem: Stains won't come out

  • Try longer soak (overnight)
  • Use higher concentration alcohol
  • Try commercial cleaner
  • Some stains become permanent if ignored

Problem: Can't reach inside percolators

  • Let soak for extended period
  • Shake solution through perc holes
  • Accept some areas may stay slightly stained

Problem: Resin buildup returns quickly

  • You may be using low-quality cannabis
  • Change water more frequently
  • Quick rinse after each use

Problem: Cloudy glass after cleaning

  • Hard water deposits - use distilled water rinse
  • Alcohol residue - rinse more thoroughly
  • Permanent etching from old buildup


Safety Notes

  • Ventilate area when using alcohol
  • Never heat alcohol - fire hazard
  • Rinse completely before use
  • Dispose of waste properly - don't pour resin down drain
  • Keep away from flames until alcohol evaporates


This guide is for educational purposes. Cannabis laws vary by jurisdiction.

Step 1: Disassemble and rinse

Remove the bowl and downstem from your bong. Rinse all pieces with warm water to remove loose debris and soften resin buildup.

Step 2: Add alcohol and salt

Pour isopropyl alcohol (91% or higher) into the bong base until it covers the stained areas. Add 2-3 tablespoons of coarse salt as an abrasive.

Step 3: Cover openings and shake

Cover the mouthpiece and downstem hole with your hands or plastic wrap. Shake vigorously for 2-3 minutes, letting the salt scrub the resin.

Step 4: Soak the small pieces

Place bowl and downstem in a ziplock bag with alcohol and salt. Shake the bag to clean all surfaces. Let stubborn buildup soak for 30 minutes.

Step 5: Scrub problem areas

Use pipe cleaners or bottle brushes to scrub stubborn spots. Pay special attention to percolators and hard-to-reach areas.

Step 6: Rinse thoroughly

Rinse all pieces with warm water until no alcohol smell remains. This is critical - residual alcohol tastes terrible and can be harmful to inhale.

Frequently Asked Questions

āĻĻ⧈āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āϏ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϜāϞ āĻŽā§‡āϘāϞāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ…āϚāϞāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāύ āϤāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

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